diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js
index f64da35840..dcc978227c 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediacontroller.js
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@
             });
         };
 
-        self.supportsDirectPlay = function (mediaSource) {
+        self.supportsDirectPlay = function (mediaSource, itemType) {
 
             return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
                 if (mediaSource.SupportsDirectPlay) {
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@
                         }
                         else {
                             var val = mediaSource.Path.toLowerCase().replace('https:', 'http').indexOf(ApiClient.serverAddress().toLowerCase().replace('https:', 'http').substring(0, 14)) == 0;
+                            //resolve(val || itemType !== 'TvChannel');
                             resolve(val);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
index 02e38f3e93..c5be68aaa2 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
@@ -491,10 +491,10 @@ define(['appSettings', 'userSettings', 'appStorage', 'datetime', 'browser'], fun
             return Promise.resolve();
         };
 
-        function getOptimalMediaSource(mediaType, versions) {
+        function getOptimalMediaSource(mediaType, itemType, versions) {
 
             var promises = versions.map(function (v) {
-                return MediaController.supportsDirectPlay(v);
+                return MediaController.supportsDirectPlay(v, itemType);
             });
 
             return Promise.all(promises).then(function (responses) {
@@ -730,14 +730,14 @@ define(['appSettings', 'userSettings', 'appStorage', 'datetime', 'browser'], fun
 
                 if (validatePlaybackInfoResult(playbackInfoResult)) {
 
-                    getOptimalMediaSource(item.MediaType, playbackInfoResult.MediaSources).then(function (mediaSource) {
+                    getOptimalMediaSource(item.MediaType, item.Type, playbackInfoResult.MediaSources).then(function (mediaSource) {
                         if (mediaSource) {
 
                             if (mediaSource.RequiresOpening) {
 
                                 MediaController.getLiveStream(item.Id, playbackInfoResult.PlaySessionId, deviceProfile, startPosition, mediaSource, null, null).then(function (openLiveStreamResult) {
 
-                                    MediaController.supportsDirectPlay(openLiveStreamResult.MediaSource).then(function (result) {
+                                    MediaController.supportsDirectPlay(openLiveStreamResult.MediaSource, item.Type).then(function (result) {
 
                                         openLiveStreamResult.MediaSource.enableDirectPlay = result;
                                         callback(openLiveStreamResult.MediaSource);